chairperson hur: all in favor? >> aye. chairperson hur: opposed? there being none, that motion passes. just for clarification, does commissioner renee vote in that even though he was not here? commissioner renee: i didn't know anything about it. >> yes, you do vote. chairperson hur: i don't think commissioner renee voted. commissioner renee: i did. chairperson hur: you did, ok. commissioner renee: you didn't ask for an abstention so i voted. chairperson hur: thank you. the next item on the agenda is the executive director's report. >> could the executive director succumb to the dread disease running all over time? chairperson hur: the executive director has indeed appeared to have succumbed to that nasty virus. any questions or comments from the commissioners with respect to the executive director's report? public comment? >> david pillpel again. i think there were a couple of typos on page three about the year, wasn't the november 2012 meetings, i believe it was november 2011, page three, in the middle. >> we're now in 2012. >> right, that were ap

chairperson campos: any questions for mr. campbell? if i may follow up on a couple of things -- on the issue of the opt out rates, i think it is good you are doing some follow- up additional work on that. i think we should get to as clear a number as we can. i think the rate will be lower than what we have discussed. i think it is good that we are doing what we are doing. my hope -- i do not know if that is a possibility, that we can have a clear idea of what that number will be by the time we meet again as a commission. i do not know if that is possible. >> we can definitely start getting it more refined, in terms of the final number will ultimately will use. we will frankly be tinkering with that up until the last minute. one item that we are researching -- we had done some market research before to test a different question that we have been trying to apply toward it. we are considering doing some more targeted follow-up to help define that. in terms of the work the team has been doing, it is looking like -- it really depends on wha

chairperson campos: thank you. i know a number of members of the public are here to speak on this item. i look forward to their comments. if you can please come up, you each have three minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i appreciate the opportunity to give a little more information. i was with the san francisco voting task force. we spent a couple of years studying voting systems in particular. that report -- i think it is still available on the web. certainly, paper copies are available somewhere. that would give you a great overview of voting systems in general. we also discussed in that report ranked choice voting. there are a couple of high- level things. the most important thing to consider here is transparency. that is to get as many allies on the system, and the things that calculate the votes, as is possible. this is missing entirely with proprietary-owned vendor operating software systems. essentially, software is proprietary in protected by all manner of rights and secrecy, so nobody gets eyes on

chairperson campos: thank you. i know a number of members of the public are here to speak on this item. i look forward to their comments. if you can please come up, you each have three minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i appreciate the opportunity to give a little more information. i was with the san francisco voting task force. we spent a couple of years studying voting systems in particular. that report -- i think it is still available on the web. certainly, paper copies are available somewhere. that would give you a great overview of voting systems in general. we also discussed in that report ranked choice voting. there are a couple of high- level things. the

chairperson campos: thank you. is there any other member of the public would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, if we can continue this item to the call of the chair, we will bring this item back as the need may arise. we have a motion by commissioner avalos, seconded by commissioner pimintel. >> item 6, executive officer's report. >> form 700's are done -- are due, and we will be in contact to make sure those are on file. chairperson campos: any member of the public who would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> item 7, public comment. chairperson campos: this is an opportunity for any member of the public to speak on any item within the jurisdiction of the local agency formation commission that is not otherwise on the agenda. seeing none, a public comment is closed. >> item 8, future agenda items. chairperson campos: colleagues, do we have any other future agenda items? i know we have covered some new subject areas for us to focus. is there a membe

chairperson hur: mr. selna, i have a question for you. are you seeking contract work for many specific entities at the same time? are you trying to be a consultant with a number of different clients? or are you looking for -- such as the example with the fort mason center -- a full-time job or as full-time it can be for a short period of time? >> the fort mason center would be a contract job for a limited period of time. i don't know how long it would last. i'm doing what anybody would do when they're unemployed, i'm seeking employment to either get a full-time job or put together as many part-time jobs as i can to pay my mortgage and my bills. whether that tuns -- turns out to be two projects or four, i have to meet my financial obligations and my needs so it's kind of an evolving process and ongoing process and i'm doing the things people do when they're looking for work. i'm talking to as many people as i can, i'm networking, i'm asking people if they know people who need help on things, i'm doing all those kinds of things. as you know

chairperson chu: thank you. >> good evening, board members. my name is james brian, director of the philip randolph institute. we have had a long road. this is another long road of history to san francisco. we need to do the right thing. we need to make sure local hiring is an important piece of this process. we need to make sure that all that hard work the board put together in crafting local hiring is put into action. we have heard the authorities. we understand the importance of the committee, this idea of having america's cup here. we understand that it is important to have some contentions. and we are willing. and we are supportive of some kind of cap. we do not want you or anyone else to come to the city and make a financial endeavor and get nothing for it. our family and friends that have grown up here in san francisco -- we need to have the next big event for san francisco, as they had in 1915, as they had in 1939. this is another pivotal moment in san francisco, but i need you all to understand that wit

chairperson chu: i will read a few more names. tony kelly, antoinette, lauren chagas -- chavez, joe skinner. next speaker. >> good evening. i am the executive director of the fisherman's wharf community benefit district. our district represents businesses, many of them small businesses, and property owners in fisherman's wharf. what we do i delete is preserve san francisco waterfront landscape while enriching the experience of visitors to marketing, security, traffic, and emergency preparedness. i am here to reiterate our support for the america's cup event. we really see it will create jobs, stimulate the

chairperson chu: i will read a few more names. tony kelly, antoinette, lauren chagas -- chavez, joe skinner. next speaker. >> good evening. i am the executive director of the fisherman's wharf community benefit district. our district represents businesses, many of them small businesses, and property owners in fisherman's wharf.

chairperson chu: i want to take a moment to welcome the former city attorney, louise renny. it is always good to see you. >> i want to say at the outset i have been in support of the america's cup. i have the utmost respect for the market and carol. but i am here today to oppose the effort to sneak the eight washington project into this legislation before the eir for that project has even been approved. since i understand from port staff that they are now going to delete the eight washington peace from the proposal before you, namely seawall 351, i can stop here, other than to say to make sure that is actually done. if one of us had not found the reference to seawall 351 snuck in a whole raft of documents, eight washington street would have gone by you, and it would have gone by us. i think that is a disservice to you. it is a disservice to us who legitimately oppose 8 washington project. and it most certainly is a disservice to the america's cup, which does not deserve to be looped in with other proj

chairperson chu: thank you. are there other members of the public who wish to speak? public comment is closed. the titans are before us. we have an -- the items are before us. supervisor avalos: thank you, chair chu. i know it has been a long road, very difficult negotiations, a lot of sleepless nights, probably a lot of anxiety. this is only a small portion of what i know you have experienced this fortnight. like a said last week, if this was just about voting whether we are going to have america's cup or not, it is not related to the finances of the city, and i would have no problem voting for it. we do not have that before us. we have many aspects of our port finances went to what is going to happen in the future. i do see the benefits of getting development on a port where it has been planned for years in the capital plan. we should get a jumpstart on it because of the conditions in the economic arena of the city, as well as the port in terms of being able to get a return on investments that are getting more

chairperson chu: before the next speaker, let me read the rest of the cards i have in hand. anita venevedes, christina carniverale, jennifer cleary. >> good evening again. my name is antoinette. i am representing 124 gallery, located in bayview hunters point. the america's cup is a great opportunity per helping to support small businesses, especially local arts organizations, to provide activities, entertainment, and fun for people after each day of the america's cup event. as we know that san francisco really prides itself on small businesses, which are asking you guys to look at putting together the program for the arts community, so these hard- working artists can benefit economically. again, we do support the america's cup. we just ask delaware to progress in. -- we just ask you to plug us in. san francisco has so much to offer in the arts and cultural community. we have restaurants. we have entertainment. for example, in the excelsior, they have a wonderful annual festival the host. in bayview hunters point, the fifth annual arts festival is coming on board. the have am

chairperson chu: thank you. i did want to ask mike martin, with regards to timeline, can you tell me more? >> based on the construction schedules before us, we have been advised by the event authority of the need to have the board approvals by next week, every 28. -- february 28. the discussion needs to continue in the committee as a whole. we will try to address whatever comes out of this. chairperson chu: thank you. supervisor campos: i want to reiterate what has been said about thinking staff not only at the mayor's office, not only the folks at the event committee, but all the organizing work that has gone into this. i want to think the budget and legislative panelists for this report, as well as the city attorney's office. one of the things i think is important for us to consider is that i have yet to experience with any major project where someone wants that project to go through is ok with a delay. time and time again, we hear that the sky will fall. somehow, we as a body take the time to deliberate appro

chairperson chu: next speaker. >> good afternoon. jim lazarus, san francisco chamber of commerce, representing the chamber and the alliance for clubs and system of growth. we have been given the right to host a world-class event in san francisco, which will sell the city to the world. we are going to get rebuilt legacy peers and infrastructure that the city and the port of ben, by and large, unable to figure out for decades how to maintain and how to put to good economic and recreational use for the people of san francisco , and recreational purposes. we have the opportunity to do some great projects built around the america's cup and the funding that will come from this partnership. i say this in good humor. please, board of supervisors, work this out over the next 10 days. get this approved on february 28. i am sure it won't happen, but please don't screw up this great opportunity to not only put a great event in the bay area over the next two years, but to rebuild the infrastructure of san francisco for generations to come. thank

the chairperson chairperson says hanna was driving and hit a cement wall at 4:30 this morning. then got out of his car and was struck by several vehicles. one of those cars may by anewer, dark-blue toyota prius. >>> a san francisco plaza bears a memorial to a beloved patrol officer. residents and elected officials unveiled a plaque at 17th and castro streets, officially naming the plaza after officer jane warner. in her 20-year career she was known for her love for her community, for community policing and support of the gay and lesbian only. warner died in may of 2010 of ovarian cancer. >> the announcement controls after criticism of the park's new dog management plan which would ban dogs from areas that they are currently allowed in. they will consider the ideas of citizens to come up with a new proposal by fall. >>> volunteers gather interested in san francisco's chinatown to help spruce up the neighborhood in honor of lunar new year. as many as 400 people joined the community clean team this morning at port smith square plaza. in addition, to picking up trash, the group pai

mays became the chairperson of the atlanta board of education. where was dr. thurman? >> in san francisco. >> okay. so we have covered a lot of areas and we have a mic here. we'll open it up for anyone who would like to offer a question or a comment. just comment very brief, questions. so come right up to the mic. >> you can always tell a morehouseman, but you can't tell him much. we have a morehouseman about to ask a question here. maybe make a comment. >> i have a question. first, i want to thank you all for the panel. it was most engage gauging. this conversation could go on for the night and you would have our attention. thank you for your depth of knowledge, not just on thurman and king individually. you have all commented on all three kbig figures and how they relate to one another. my question is the relationship between kind of their interfaith perspective and their interdisciplinary perspectives. i think each one of them as academics and scholars shows themselves to be widely read, working across the disciplines, between disciplines. i wonder if you can speak

. >> good morning, chairperson, supervisors. my name is reginald mason. am director of safety, training, security, and enforcement for the sfmta. today, i will have the commander speak to you about the partnership between our agency and the police department and how we perform enforcement on the muni system. she joined us in may of last year, and before that time, we had issues regarding how we did fare enforcement and security on the system. we met and devised a plan of using the comstat statistics to target high-crime areas. as you will see in the presentation, shall go over some of the hot spots in the way we do our saturation that you will get a better understanding and the public will get a better understanding of how we perform enforcement. i will turn it over to her, and

a chairperson of the reproductive health caucus says hbi, the personhood build and hb462 represent anack on women, the likes of which we have never seen in this modern era. >> the personhood bill says the unborn child is a person. i don't know why that should be considered extreme. >> reporter: but supporters of the two bills, including the president of the national right to life committee here in washington, say the bills are for the rights of the unborn. >> we believe the passage of legislation that gives information to women is very helpful and we support it. >> reporter: the two bills now go to the virginia state senate which is expected to approve both pieces of legislation. virginia governor mcdonald says he will approve the bill but they will only tell 9news if the general assembly approves the bill, the governor will review it. so far mcdonald has not taken a public position on the personhood bill. derek and anita. >> all right. thank you, matt. >>> well, unwanted sexual attention. >> some women plan to tell city council tomorrow it's time to do more to stop it. gary nurenberg

and greeting caucus--goerses with a tom scott of rocklin scott is romney's northern california chairperson. at the door he was handing out stickers to id romney supporters. >> i have a sticker poll and i think we're running at 48%. >> reporter: the real vote took place inside, the gym hold voters from four precincts, but before the vote surrogates for the candidates spoke. >> i think mitt romney has the experience of building businesses and bringing people together. >> reporter: the goal swayed that last- minute vote. >> newt is the most concise advocate when speaking and debating. i they we all know that. >> i think it's very interesting and it gives a chance to meet your neighbors refrigerate most thought that the whole process would take hours. >> reporter: but the votes were counted. stacked into four piles for each candidate with mitt romney's stack at this precinct towering over the other and it was over within the hour. >> we already had our mind made up and we give them our ballot and we're off to lunch. >> reporter: mitt romney is expected to win easily here in nevada. but the oth

chairperson of the reproductive health caucus said, quote, the personhood bill and the trans vaginalt an attack on women, the likes of which we have never seen in this modern era. >> the personhood bill says the unborn child is a person. i don't know why that should be considered extreme. >> reporter: but supporters of the two bills say the bills represent a major step forward for the rights of the unborn. >> we believe that the passage of legislation that gives information to women is very helpful and we support it. >> reporter: the two bills now go to the virginia state senate which is expected to approve both pieces of legislation of the press secretary for virginia governor bob mcdonnell said tonight the governor will review the ultrasound bill if it crosses his desk. governor mcdonnell has not taken a public position on the personhood bill. >>> today jurors in the

chairperson chu: this will be the last speaker unless there are other members of the public who have not spoken. if you would like to speak, please line up in the center aisle. >> >> i apologize for sending a late letter, but it recaps from a few weeks ago as part of this ceqa appeal, and the big issue in the big risk of the of that authority and the city and the port is pier 30-32. we heard the presentation they are prepared to do that, but you also heard the port say that pier 30-32 was not on their party list for the capital plan. by approving this, you are saying that we will spend that money on the 30-32. my suggestion is -- and i know it is light and difficult, but is there a way to take 30-32 off the table to make this a more reasonable of that and find a pier that is in better condition and take less time to retrofit and move the boat activities for 30-32 to that pier. then you'd have a more reasonable level similar to what they ought incurred when the giants stadium moved in, when they had to demolish a series of buildings, relocate tenants and the maintenance facility, and

. >> chairperson shalt not must contact social services if child abuse is suspected. the current law exempts attorneys or clergy if they become aware through privileged communications. a cheerleader was assaulted by coach declinedher churc to do anything. >> there should be a law that requires the teachers to protect our children from these situations. >> minnick lawmakers consider this bill of good intentions and that more study needs to be done. there is competing legislation that does include criminal penalties. a judge granted a postponement because a witness was ill. julius henson is accused of making robocalls that prosecutors say try to suppress the vote. the case should resume on february 23. >> prosecutors making their case against george huguely. lowell melser is in charles felt this week following the trial -- in charlottesville. >> we got a lot accomplished yesterday as a jury was sat. eight witnesses were questioned. the last person was an officer from the police department. he was a first responders on the scene. he was accompanied by an officer who we e

the committee chairperson says she was not invited to speak because of the focus being on religious libertyons. >> it's 6:55. the today show is next. let's say hi right now to ann curry showing us what they are working on. >> jon and laura, good morning. coming up on thursday morning, a jury recommending a total of 26 years behind bars after convicting a former university of virginia lacrosse player of second-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend. we'll get details. also ahead things got heated between mitt romney and rick santorum during last night's debate. who came out on top. five days until the key primaries. we'll ask coming up this morning. also, was it murder, the latest on the mysterious death of an american reality tv producer while working in africa. and then we're going to lighten things up with the top websites to make your life easier. new research why women don't speak up enough and also international beauty products we're told will have us looking and feeling longer. that when we return on a thursday morning here on "today." >> quarterback and bay area native tom b

he ended up having to resign that before being chairperson because of his new position in rome.e had been involved in maryland and issues dealing with capital punishment. so a will the of things he got involved in quickly in that time. >> we will get a new archbishop. what do we need in this diocese to go forward? >> i think discertainment, looking to the future, how the church functions effectively in this post modern world. how we function in terms of what resources we have and what our goals are. i would presume that what the new archbishop would be, would be what cardinal o'brien started. he would be an effective witness in engaging in the modern world in the secular culture, engaging in the people of baltimore and the state of maryland as well as being a good and faithful pastor who will lead the faithful. when you ask people what they want in a pastor they will always say these kind of things. some would say, my gosh, jesus christ couldn't fulfill some of the commands that people want, jokingly. you always want someone who will be supportive of the priests as well as the f

, vowing to continue his run for fourth congressional seat but has stepped down as the campaign chairpersonetimes parents just do understand. and now more and more of them are banding together seeking to improve their kids' school by pushing for changes this local laws. our casey is looking into the story for us. casey. >> harris, think of the so-called parent unions as ptas of that been taken up a notch. they are mostly for moms and dads who want their own seat at the bargaining table and one of the most influential of these groups is right here in los angeles. it's known as parent revolution. two years ago it actually helped pass legislation here in california known as the parent trigger law. giving parents the authority to force change through petition. everything from firing teachers to turning public schools into charters. >> right now an education is with power. you have the teachers' unions and the district administrators, making a lot of decisions and they are all affecting kids and the one group that doesn't have a strong voice and an actual place at the table is parents. >> parent

. >> ann stone, national chairperson for republicans for choice. great have to have you on. we'll have you back. >> thank you. >>> rick santorum speaking in 2008 talking about mainline partisanism falling out of the family of christianity. pretty remarkable quote, right after this. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if you took the top down on a crossover? if there were buttons for this? wouldn't it be cool if your car could handle the kids... ♪ ...and the nurburgring? or what if you built a car in tennessee that could change the world? yeah, that would be cool. nissan. innovation for today. innovation for tomorrow. innovation for all. ♪ >>> they put up clips of things that conservatives have said in various venues and which you wouldn't necessarily get a lot of attention for them. they put up a clip on the speech that rick santorum gave in 2008 at i'ave maria college in flori, started by tom donahue, multimillionaire conservative catholic who founded domino's pizza. in it, he talks about the way that satan has attacked various institutions in american life as a way of f